Job overview

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic registered children’s nurse to work within the Paediatric Gastroenterology team.

The post holders’ primary responsibility will be performing gastrointestinal investigations across the GESH site, they will also support the Gastroenterology team with the general caseload. The post holder will be expected to coordinate the provision of this service throughout the children’s directorate, assessing and supervising the needs of children across the GESH site. They will also develop, implement, and evaluate appropriate programmes of care. They will be expected to act as a role model and work with the multidisciplinary team within the directorate ensuring that a high standard of holistic care is maintained for all patients and their families.

The post holder will also contribute to the development of evidence-based practice ensuring that all investigations are performed in line with trust policy and when required support the development of standard operating procedures and policies.  

The Paediatric Gastroenterology Clinical Nurse Specialist will support children and their families across the GESH site, which will require the post holder to travel and work at different hospital locations depending on clinical requirements.

Main duties of the job

Act as a resource of specialist knowledge and expertise to ensure optimum and appropriate care delivery to children and their families.

To ensure accurate documentation is provided in patient records of the care and investigations undertaken. 

Undertake all appropriate aspects of nursing care required within the speciality - including advanced clinical skills having gained the appropriate training and instruction.

To attend regular meetings with other members of the gastro-enterology team, other nurse specialists and maintain knowledge of directorate meetings to ensure effective communication. 

To provide results and reports of investigations to appropriate medical staff ensuring prompt treatment for children as necessary

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). 

 After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.